Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-06
DEMOCRATS AT WORK
REORGANIZATION OF MADIsoN-wARD
CLUB LAST MIGHT.
The City Committee TO Meet Tonight
Will the Primary be Postponedl-
Manchester District.

Manchester District.
The present campaign is one of the
utmost importance. and it Is indeed
gratifying to see with what determine
ton the Democrats of Richmond are
going to work. Some of the wards are
already well organized, others are fall
ing into line, and in a few days the en-
tire party machinery in the city will be
in perfect working order Richmond Is
the coveted prize, and with the
bccuiling "Keform ticket Ma
hone and his cohorts will use
every possible means to gam possession
of it. That they will succeed in SO
doing there is not the slightest posi-
bility. The outlook for the Democracy
is promising, and with a thorough or
ganization and energetic work Rich
moud will poll her old-time Democratic
majority. 1t is the duty OF every
Democratic voter who proposes thus To
vote in November to east his vote III
the primary. and give encouragement
and strength to the candidates nOmlna-
tod.
MADtS0S-TAED CLUE.
4 meeting of this club was held ia
he Cbancory-Court room last night.
and was well attended by representa-
tive citizens Of the ward, who were en-
tcrtainod by eloquent and encouraging
remarks by various members of the
club and Mossrs. James \. Dunlop,
Lyon G. Tyler and Meade Haskins.
Tie following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Captain Sol.
Cutchins, president James H. Ferri-
ter, first ylce-president; ". II. Tat
man, second vlce-pro sdent; Willlam
Loyenstein, third Ucc-presidcnt James
L. Anderson. fourth vice-president I;
p. X. Pecor. secretary; J.. 3. GrymoS,
treasurer; l.. i. Berry, serSeant-at-
arms.
TIE UNION DEMOCRAT RALLY.
The Union Democrat Club Of East
End Will hold their regular meeting to-
night at Springfield Hall, corner
lwcnty-sixth and NJ streets.
Mcssrs. Lyon G. Tyler, Meade Has
hiue, and J. II. Conner and others are
expected To address the meeting.
There viii, 10 doubt, be large turn
oUt.
MONROE wARD.
4 meeting Of the Democratic voters
o.. Monroe Ward Is callcdatC Coumous's
Hall Wednesday night at = o'clock.
Tie attendance Of the Democratic
worhiuemcn is especially requested. i
club VIII be- organized, AMI Monroe
Ward vil. prepare herself To move on
tbc enemy, works.
Asyct uo steps have been taken look
.rg to cA,ctiug organizations in Clay
a1d Jackson Wards This should be-
done without delay.
CITY COMMITTEE TO-NIGHI.
\ meeting of the CITY Democratic
Committec-Nr G. J.. Win.o. chair
uan-wiil bc held in the Circuit Count
room 40 HI5 o'clock tonight to COM
l,ete arrangements for the primary.
1ha meeting is an important one, thcr.
being much work TO 5e done in every
ward and precinct. and every member
should be present. The usual work
iIci3,utal 90 the Inauguration of am a--
crcssiye canvas, has % he done. and Co.
ucct s,,ully accomplish this every pre-
cincl should De- represented.
TIE PRIMARY.
st It's last meeting the committee
decided to hold q primary on the 18th
instant to nominate four delegates 10
represent the city of Richmond Ia the
ucXt House OF Delegates.
There is feeling ia some quarters
tlat the date has been fixed too ear.v.
The Old Dominion Club hp5 passed
resolutions iayorng tine fixing OF 70
later date. and it Is more than probable
tlat the mCmbCrs of the City Commit
tee from that ward Will bring the mas.
ter up twill then bc formally dis
cusscd, and whatever action Is deemed
best in tie premises Will be taken.
OTTOsLD TO POsTPoNEMCNr.
Chairman Wingo was asked by o
DiSuuIoh reporter yesterday what he
thought about postpouing the primary.
lie replied that ii any good reason
for making il later were given he eshou'd
favor taking this course, but that ha
bad heard no such reason urged. Sey-
oral Of the gentlemen who will be eau
didates had seen him, and some favored
a postponcmcut by ail means, while
others were very much 0ppOscdtoit. Al
together, hc considered the time fixed Il
good one, and unless betterreasons We're
given for changing it he would favor
holding it on the 18th.
Manchester District.
The fight in the Manchester district
promises to be a most interesting one.
Both parties are working already with
pluck and determination, but the Re
pubEcaus are of course throwing away
their time in so doing. Delegates 10
the Democratic nominating conventions
20 Ic held ia this city on the 18th in-
slant, it has been decided, viii be
chosen on the basis Of one for every
100 votes cast for Fitzhugh Lee for
Governor in 1855, or for every frac-
tion thereof over fifty.
According TO this apportionment the
counties aud cities will be entitled to
the following number:
Manchester, 874 votes; 8 delegates.
Chesterfield, l,Sl6 votes; IS dele
gates.
Fowhatan, 573 votes 6 delegates.
Goochland, 9Oj votes delegates.
The convention will most likely be
held in Odd-Fellows' Hall.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
The City Committee left it to the
ward superintendent to decide when to
hold meetings for the election of dele
gates. The Democrats of the Third
Ward have been called to assemble at
Ovens Hall Friday night, and calls for
meetings in the other wards will proba-
bly, be issued to-day. Arrangements
are also being made for the election Of
the county delegates. The@names Of
all of the Democratic candidates, both
for the Senate and House, have been
published IL the Dispatch.
THE REPUBLICANS.
4 call has been issued for a Bepubli-
can convention to be held in Manches-
t,r of q ,.loo, got T., Ia calaotal nm tho